They had received 911 calls about gunshots in the area, and arrived at the scene to find Strupe with a gunshot wound to his back. He was taken to University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center, but died after arriving.

Markus Martin, 26, Tristen Belfiore, 17 and Anthony Marcano, 22, were charged the same week with murder, kidnapping and aggravated burglary in connection with the riot and Strupe’s murder.

Elyria Police Capt. Chris Costantino said that police believe Martin, Belfiore, Marcano and Wells forced their way into a house on Garden Street where they found Strupe and held him against his will before pulling him out of the house and murdering him.

The people charged with aggravated riot did not necessarily participate in the assault but did nothing to stop it and even encouraged it, Costantino said.

“We are confident that we got everyone who was in that area at that time,” Costantino said of the arrests, adding that the arrests are a result of hard work by detectives. “These guys have been working around the clock on this.”

The nine people arrested this week were taken to Lorain County Jail where they were being held on Wednesday. Todd Wells was being held without bond, Tyler Wells was being held on a $102,000 bond and the other seven had bonds set at $100,000 each.